tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8013196806693564355..comments2019-05-25T09:27:20.231-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Reading To LearnLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59009322994558108382013-04-22T09:15:02.767-04:002013-04-22T09:15:02.767-04:00Jan, the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of Am...Jan, the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America has a robust mentoring program: entrants submit 50 pages to be read by published writers, and the top manuscript, sometimes two or three, gets read by an agent or editor. The published writers who read the work and provide not only scores but substantive comments are anonymous, though they can reveal themselves if they find the ms promising and actually want to mentor the writer in an ongoing relationship. As a learning process, reading bad writing and having to critique it constructively can be as illuminating as reading good writing.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62213811451481751182013-04-22T06:30:17.787-04:002013-04-22T06:30:17.787-04:00Ah, Jan, I remember the Better Than Sex Cake--it w...Ah, Jan, I remember the Better Than Sex Cake--it wasn&#39;t.<br />I know you do a lot of reading for contests and are involved in anthologies, but you closed with &quot;help me with my own&quot; in reference to a book you&#39;re reading. Are you currently working on a new mystery? Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com